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Waltzing the Wilarra

Charlie, Elsa and Fay take you on a musical journey back to 1940’s post-war Perth. Against a backdrop of curfews, and the fear of arrest for consorting, White and Black manage to form their own club. For a night they can forget their worries and experience rare happy times singing, dancing, listening to music, and with a little luck...romance. Forty years on, as the club faces demolition, our three characters meet once again to stage a musical reunion and protest in an attempt to save their old stomping ground. As the trio reflects upon loves lost and found, old arguments and alliances re-surface. Dark secrets and ghosts that have lingered for more than half a century are revealed, and we discover that reconciliation is more than saying sorry.

Author

David Milroy
was
born in Perth Western Australia in 1957. David's family links are with
the Injibarndi and Palku people of the Pilbara. Formerly Artistic
Director of Yirra Yaakin Noongar Theatre, David has been involved in
theatre in Western Australia for a number of years as a musician,
director and writer. His writing/directing credits include:
King Hit, Runumuk, One Day in '67 and
No Shame. He provided musical direction for
Sistergirl and
Dead Heart (Black Swan Theatre Company) and Perth Theatre Company's production of
Wild Cat Falling. He co-wrote and directed Sally Morgan's hit play
Cruel Wild Woman and Barking Gecko's production of
Own Worst Enemy for the Festival of Perth.